Events of interest to the Martha's Vineyard naturalist.

We maintain the best listing we can of natural history-related events on Martha’s Vineyard. While we periodically check organizational websites and newspaper calendar sections for events to include here, we’d welcome your help making this part of our website as complete and helpful as possible. Are you or your organization involved in an event that might be of interest to friends of the Martha’s Vineyard Atlas of Life? Please email MVAL program director Matt Pelikan at with details or a web link.

Thanks for your help!

Upcoming Events

Kalmia angustifolia

Long Point Wildlife Refuge Bioblitz 2023

5:00 p.m. Friday June 16 – 5:00 p.m. Saturday June 17, 2023. Owned and managed by The Trustees of Reservations, 632-acre Long Point is one of the Vineyard’s premiere conservation properties. Join us for all or part of a day-long, intensive survey of the property’s biodiversity. We expect to offer a mothing event Friday night. This is our second year Bioblitzing this property, and we’ll compare this year’s results with those from 2022. Participate on your own or as part of a team led by an expert naturalist, but please register here to reserve a spot in the event. About two weeks prior to the Bioblitz, we’ll email registered participants with an event schedule, directions, and other details.

Conocephalus strictus

CORRELLUS STATE FOREST Bioblitz 2023

5:00 p.m. Friday July 21 – 5:00 p.m. Saturday July 22, 2023. Owned and managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, 5,300-acre Manuel F. Correllus State Forest is one of the state’s premiere conservation properties. Join us for all or part of a day-long, intensive survey of the property’s biodiversity. We expect to offer a mothing event Friday night. Participate on your own or as part of a team led by an expert naturalist, but please register here to reserve a spot in this event. About two weeks prior to the Bioblitz, we’ll email registered participants with an event schedule, directions, and other details. This event is offered in cooperation with the Friends of Correllus State Forest.